Polymer raw material and polymer material

Abstract

To provide a polymer material having properties that allow the polymer material to replace a polyimide and a polyamide synthesized from a petroleum raw material, said polymer material being synthesized from a raw material derived from natural molecules. [Solution] This polymer material is obtained by polymerizing a polymer raw material comprising a dimer of 4-amino cinnamic acid or a dimer of a 4-amino cinnamic acid derivative, which are natural molecules, wherein the carboxyl group is protected by an alkyl chain. The TGA curve of a polyamide acid (PAA-1) and a polyimide (PI-1) according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 5.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A polymer material, comprising:
 a structure represented by Formula 2, 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where X is —OR, —SR, or —NHR; 
         R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         Y is an imide bond, an amide bond, or a urea bond; 
         Z is an organic link; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       2. The polymer material according to  claim 1 , wherein the structure represented by Formula 2 has a structure represented by Formula 3, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         Y is an imide bond, an amide bond, or a urea bond; 
         Z is an organic link; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       3. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyamide having a structure represented by Formula 4, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         n is a positive integer; and 
         m is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       4. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyamide having a structure represented by Formula 5, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         A represents an aromatic ring or a alicycle; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       5. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyamic acid having a structure represented by Formula 6, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         A represents an aromatic ring or a alicycle; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       6. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyimide having a structure represented by Formula 7, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         A represents an aromatic ring or a alicycle; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       7. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyurea having a structure represented by Formula 8, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         n is a positive integer; and 
         m is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       8. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyurea having a structure represented by Formula 9, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; 
         A represents an aromatic ring or a alicycle; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       9. The polymer material according to  claim 2 , wherein the polymer material is a polyimide having a structure represented by Formula 10, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group; and 
         n is a positive integer. 
       
     
     
       10. A manufacturing method of the polymer material according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 reacting an amino group in a structure represented by Formula 1, 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where X is —OR, —SR, or —NHR; and 
         R is alkyl group, alkenyl group, or aryl group, 
         thereby forming an imide bond, an amide bond, or a urea bond. 
       
     
     
       11. A recycle method of the polymer material according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 irradiating ultraviolet to the polymer material, or hydrolyzing the polymer material with an acid.